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Boston Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1940-08-20 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 1050 · 2:13

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Bees 6–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 8th. Dick Lanahan earned the win. Debs Garms went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	3	13
PIT	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3		6	15

W: Dick Lanahan L: Manny Salvo SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bick Campbell · 1B: Bill Klem · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sibby Sisti	4	1	2	1	1	0
Gene Moore	5	0	1	0	0	1
Bama Rowell	5	1	3	0	0	0
Chet Ross	3	0	1	1	1	1
Eddie Miller	4	0	2	0	0	0
Max West	4	0	2	1	0	1
Buddy Hassett	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Berres	2	0	0	0	1	0
Manny Salvo	3	0	1	0	0	1
Al Glossop	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jim Tobin	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Paul Waner	5	1	3	0	0	0
Debs Garms	5	1	3	2	0	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	2	2	0	0
Arky Vaughan	5	0	1	0	0	0
Maurice Van Robays	3	0	1	0	1	0
Frankie Gustine	4	1	2	0	0	0
Vince DiMaggio	4	1	2	0	0	0
Spud Davis	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dick Lanahan	4	2	0	1	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Manny Salvo	8.0	15	1	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Lanahan	9.0	13	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sibby Sisti: W
Gene Moore: 6(1)3/GDP
Bama Rowell: S9
Chet Ross: K

Bot 1

Paul Waner: S
Debs Garms: 99
Bob Elliott: S.1-2#
Arky Vaughan: 99
Maurice Van Robays: 99

Top 2

Eddie Miller: S
Max West: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Max West: K
Buddy Hassett: K
Ray Berres: W
Manny Salvo: K

Bot 2

Frankie Gustine: S8
Vince DiMaggio: S7.1-2
Spud Davis: K+CS3(25)/DP.1-2
Dick Lanahan: E3/TH.2-H(NR)(UR)
Paul Waner: S9.1-2
Debs Garms: S8.2-H(UR);1-3
Bob Elliott: 9

Top 3

Sibby Sisti: S6.B-2(E6/TH)
Gene Moore: 99
Bama Rowell: 99
Chet Ross: 99

Bot 3

Arky Vaughan: S8.BX2(86)
Maurice Van Robays: S
Frankie Gustine: 99
Vince DiMaggio: 99

Top 4

Eddie Miller: S
Max West: SB2
Max West: 99
Buddy Hassett: 99
Ray Berres: 99

Bot 4

Spud Davis: E7
Dick Lanahan: 99
Paul Waner: 99
Debs Garms: 99

Top 5

Manny Salvo: S1
Sibby Sisti: 64(1)/FO
Gene Moore: S7.1-2
Bama Rowell: S4.2-3;1-2
Chet Ross: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Eddie Miller: 5(2)3/GDP

Bot 5

Bob Elliott: 99
Arky Vaughan: 99
Maurice Van Robays: 99

Top 6

Max West: S
Buddy Hassett: 99
Ray Berres: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Frankie Gustine: S8
Vince DiMaggio: 6
Spud Davis: S9.1-3
Dick Lanahan: 46(1)/FO/BG.3-H
Paul Waner: 13

Top 7

Manny Salvo: 99
Sibby Sisti: 99
Gene Moore: 99

Bot 7

Debs Garms: S
Bob Elliott: 99/SH.1-2
Arky Vaughan: 99
Maurice Van Robays: IW
Frankie Gustine: 99

Top 8

Bama Rowell: S6
Chet Ross: S7.1-2
Eddie Miller: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Max West: D7.3-H
Buddy Hassett: 13

Bot 8

Vince DiMaggio: S7
Spud Davis: 2/FL
Dick Lanahan: 16(1)/FO/BG
Paul Waner: S8/F8S.1-3
Debs Garms: D9.3-H;1-3
Bob Elliott: S9.3-H;2-H
Arky Vaughan: 99

Top 9

Al Glossop: S/G
Jim Tobin: K+SB2
Sibby Sisti: DI.2-3
Sibby Sisti: S6.3-H
Gene Moore: K
Bama Rowell: 99